NHS Specialist Health Nurse

2 weeks ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Opportunity

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated nursing professional to join our team.

About the Role

The Lymphoma CNS team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer-focused, friendly and enthusiastic individual to work as part of our expanding service.

As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will have primary responsibility for the provision of specialist nursing for a defined patient/client group, practicing autonomously and coordinating therapeutic treatment and care.

You will be the identified key worker for a patient/client caseload, providing specialist advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other healthcare professionals.

Main Responsibilities

  1. Assess and identify health and psychosocial needs of individual patients and plan a Personalised Care programme to meet these needs.
  2. Establish contact with patients/carers from the time of initial referral or identification to provide specialist nursing advice and practical and psychosocial support.
  3. Deliver knowledgeable nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing teams and in partnership with ward and departmental clinical leaders.
  4. Communicate with patients to empower them through shared decision-making to make informed choices about their health and healthcare.
  5. Provide education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care and participation in the planned programme of treatment and care.
  6. Use advanced communication skills to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to patients and carers.
  7. Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting.
  8. Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, offering appropriate guidance and supervision to colleagues.
  9. Be involved in planning and implementing standards of care, practice guidelines and Integrated Care Pathways.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
  • Degree qualification or equivalent 120 credits at L6
  • Post registration qualification within area of speciality.
  • Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
  • Extensive post registration experience within specialist area.

Desirable

  • Registered on MSc Pathway - completion of HTPA Competencies
  • Counselling qualification
  • Palliative care course
  • IT training
  • Change Management, clinical practice development.

Trust Roles

Essential

  • Patient First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Communication
  • Self-motivated
  • Problem solving
  • Delegation
  • Leadership
  • Motivational
  • Teamwork
  • General IT skills


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